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Our guest this episode is Mark Boyd from Footprint.

Although Mark’s family has been in Kenya for five generations, he grew up in the UK countryside outside Cambridge. He left eleven years ago, working in Sudan, Nigeria, Tanzania and Lebanon as a guide, photographer, ornithologist and teacher before settling in Kenya seven years ago when he started working for The Safari Collection managing Sala’s Camp in the Maasai Mara.

For the last five years Mark has been based in Nairobi running The Safari Collection’s multitude of community and conservation projects around Kenya. He is a passionate environmentalist and an ardent believer in the absolute importance of involving communities in successful conservation narratives. More recently he has become the first director of The Safari Collection’s new foundation called Footprint which brings all of their many projects and fundraising under one umbrella.

He also sits on the board of the Kenya Wildlife Trust and is a member of The Long Run.

We hope you enjoy the podcast! To learn more about the work at Footprint and to learn more about The Safari Collection: https://www.thesafaricollection.com/footprint/

To reach Mark directly you can email: sustainability@thesafaricollection.com

For more inspiration to live your best life every day visit Stephanie's studio website at https://www.treeoflifeyoga.studio and Julie's studio website at https://www.julieulstrup.com

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Join us today as we speak with Sosamma Samuel-Burnett, J.D., Founder and President of G.L.O.B.A.L. Justice.

Sosamma Samuel-Burnett, J.D, is Founder and President of G.L.O.B.A.L Justice, an international non-profit organization with a vision to inform, impact, and inspire the generations to learn, lead, and do justice together. With 30+ years of experience in human rights advocacy and 15+ years as a university professor, Sosamma has focused the work of G.L.O.B.A.L. on serving as a significant resource on issues of justice. G.L.O.B.A.L. was established in 2014 to help inform the community on international justice concerns, prepare community members and leaders to pursue justice, promote advocacy organizations addressing global injustices, and support educational institutions preparing the next generation of advocates. G.L.O.B.A.L.'s mission is to extend geopolitical learning opportunities for biblical advocacy and leadership to help the local, national, and international communities pursue justice ethically, creatively, and collaboratively.

Throughout her academic and professional career, Sosamma has received a number of awards, honors, and recognitions including most recently as a 2019 nominee for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award in Denver, 2018 International Woman of Vision award from the Colorado Women of Influence, 2017 and 2018 nominee for the L’Oreal Woman of Worth Award, 2013 California Assembly Resolution in recognition of achievement in public policy, 2012 Rocklin Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s award, 2012 Commendation Award from the Placer County Board of Supervisors, 2011 Placer Board of Economic Development Innovative Achievement Award, 2011 California State Senate Certificate of Recognition for the establishment of the Public Policy Institute. 

Sosamma was born in Kerala, India. During her early school years, she lived throughout Ontario and New Brunswick, Canada, and in her later school years in the Lake Minnetonka region of Minnesota. She and her husband, Major Zack Samuel-Burnett, a former U.S. Air Force U-2 pilot and current Southwest Airlines pilot, are proud parents of a 15-year old son and twin 10-year old daughters.

To learn more about G.L.O.B.A.L Justice go to: https://globaljusticeonline.org/

To contact G.L.O.B.A.L. Justice go to: https://globaljusticeonline.org/contact

Introducing the Compassion Connection, with your hosts Stephanie Flanders Martin and Julie Ulstrup, where we empower you to live your best life, encouraging you to spark kindness in your community and our world.

Our guest this episode is Amy Collette, founder and author of the Gratitude Connection. You will love her energy as well as her message. Enjoy the podcast and to lean more visit https://unleashyourinnerauthor.com/the-gratitude-connection-book/

For more inspiration to live your best life every day visit Stephanie's studio website at https://www.treeoflifeyoga.studio and Julie's studio website at https://www.julieulstrup.com

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